Before I had a bimini, I had my white all round light on a fold down
pole on the center console of my Tolman. With the Bimini, it will be
obscoured so I have to find another mounting location. I could put it
on the gunnels but this would be partially obscured by the console.
Only answer I can think of is to mount it on the Bimini frame on the
side up high. Any ideas?

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:26:24 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

Only answer I can think of is to mount it on the Bimini frame on the
side up high. Any ideas?

The one on my runabout is mounted on a long pole at the stern of the
boat. The pole is removable and folds in two for storage. When
mounted, it extends above the top of the bimini.

I don't see anything wrong with mounting it on your bimini frame as
long as it meets visibility requirements.

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:26:24 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Before I had a bimini, I had my white all round light on a fold down
pole on the center console of my Tolman. With the Bimini, it will be
obscoured so I have to find another mounting location. I could put it
on the gunnels but this would be partially obscured by the console.
Only answer I can think of is to mount it on the Bimini frame on the
side up high. Any ideas?

The purpose of the bimini is for sun protection, no? In that case, when the
sun goes down, if I were going to be out on the water, I'd take down the
bimini.

If you're leaving the bimini up at night 'cause it might rain, then I'd
invest in a rain jacket.
--
** Good Day! **

John H

On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:06:03 GMT, John H.
wrote:

The purpose of the bimini is for sun protection, no? In that case, when the
sun goes down, if I were going to be out on the water, I'd take down the
bimini.

If you're leaving the bimini up at night 'cause it might rain, then I'd
invest in a rain jacket.

John, you're forgetting that we are talking about Florida here. The
sun always shines, and this time of year it always rains at least once
a day.

Biminis stay up.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:06:03 GMT, John H.
wrote:

The purpose of the bimini is for sun protection, no? In that case, when
the
sun goes down, if I were going to be out on the water, I'd take down the
bimini.

If you're leaving the bimini up at night 'cause it might rain, then I'd
invest in a rain jacket.

John, you're forgetting that we are talking about Florida here. The
sun always shines, and this time of year it always rains at least once
a day.

Looks like todays once a day rain here in Central Florida will last most if
not all of the daylight hours. 8)




Biminis stay up.

On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:30:05 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:06:03 GMT, John H.
wrote:

The purpose of the bimini is for sun protection, no? In that case, when the
sun goes down, if I were going to be out on the water, I'd take down the
bimini.

If you're leaving the bimini up at night 'cause it might rain, then I'd
invest in a rain jacket.

John, you're forgetting that we are talking about Florida here. The
sun always shines, and this time of year it always rains at least once
a day.

Biminis stay up.

If it's daytime, is an all around anchor light needed?
--
** Good Day! **

John H

On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:35:10 GMT, John H.
wrote:

If it's daytime, is an all around anchor light needed?

In limited visibility, such as rain, yes.

On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:56:11 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:35:10 GMT, John H.
wrote:

If it's daytime, is an all around anchor light needed?

In limited visibility, such as rain, yes.

In that case, I'd put together something with a little clamp and a plug for
a cigarette lighter. Put it up when I needed it, on the front or back of
the bimini.
--
** Good Day! **

John H

On Aug 14, 2:03 pm, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:56:11 -0400, Wayne.B

wrote:
On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:35:10 GMT, John H.
wrote:

If it's daytime, is an all around anchor light needed?

In limited visibility, such as rain, yes.

In that case, I'd put together something with a little clamp and a plug for
a cigarette lighter. Put it up when I needed it, on the front or back of
the bimini.
--
** Good Day! **

John H

Actually, my Bimini only stays up in the summer but it has permanent
supports so I can walk under the collapsed and covered bimini, so I
think I can attach the light to the permanent supports. Now, can
anybody reccomend a GOOD light?

On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:10:18 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Aug 14, 2:03 pm, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:56:11 -0400, Wayne.B

wrote:
On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:35:10 GMT, John H.
wrote:

If it's daytime, is an all around anchor light needed?

In limited visibility, such as rain, yes.

In that case, I'd put together something with a little clamp and a plug for
a cigarette lighter. Put it up when I needed it, on the front or back of
the bimini.
--
** Good Day! **

John H

Actually, my Bimini only stays up in the summer but it has permanent
supports so I can walk under the collapsed and covered bimini, so I
think I can attach the light to the permanent supports. Now, can
anybody reccomend a GOOD light?

I would think something like this would work.

http://tinyurl.com/635eqx

Mount it on a piece of aluminum and clamp it to the bimini top. Plug it in
to the cigarette lighter when needed. Nice and portable.
--
** Good Day! **

John H